Resources for Coldplay Clocks
The following worksheet accompanies the audio resources provided on www.musicalfutures.org.uk/band+skills for Coldplay Clocks, to be used in the Band Instrumental Skills project. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the audio, and for students to have access to should they need them.
All audio tracks can be downloaded from www.musicalfutures.org.uk/band+skills
These materials have been prepared by Martin Ainscough, Fred Longworth High School, audio tracks supplied by Show Me How to Play (www.showmehowtoplay.com)
MEDIUM
Bass GuitarBass guitar structure:
Play Riff 1 eight times
Play Riff 2 two times
Play Riff 1 eight times
Play Riff 2 four times
Play Riff 3 four times
Play Riff 4 once
Rest for seven bars
Play Riff 2 eight times
Play Riff 5 five times until the end of the song
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4
Riff 5
Guitar
Guitar structure:Rest for ten bars
Play Riff 1 twice
Rest for 16 bars
Play Riff 2 twice
Play Riff 1 twice
Rest for 16 bars
Play Riff 2 four times
Play Riff 1 four times
Play Riff 3 three times
Play Riff 4 once
Rest for eight bars
Play Riff 1 eight times
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4
Struggling to play two notes together? Just play the bottom notes for all the riffs
KeyboardThere are only two different parts to learn
Keyboard: structure
Play Riff 1 four times
Rest for 16 bars
Play Riff 1 four times
Rest for 16 bars
Play Riff 1 four times
Play Riff 2 four times
Rest for 16 bars
Play Riff 1 twice
Play Riff 2 12 times to the end of the song
Riff 1
Riff 2
DrumsThis is the basic drum pattern that is used all the way through the piece.
You can vary the pattern by adding your own fills and playing the ride cymbal instead of the hi-hat in the chorus sections.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +Bass DrumSnar
eHi-Hat
If you are struggling to play this leave out the hi-hat – just play bass drum and snare
LyricsLights go out and I can't be savedTides that I tried to swim againstYou've put me down upon my kneesOh I beg, I beg and plead (singing)Come out of things unsaid, shoot an apple off my head (and a)Trouble that can't be named, tigers waiting to be tamed (singing) You…are, you…are
Confusion never stops, closing walls and ticking clocks (gonna)Come back and take you home, I could not stop, that you now know (singing)Come out upon my seas, curse missed opportunities (am I)A part of the cure, or am I part of the disease (singing)You…are, you…are, you…are, you…are,
You…are, you…are
And nothing else comparesAnd nothing else comparesAnd nothing else compares
You…are, you…are…[continues in background]Home, home, where I wanted to go Home, home, where I wanted to go Home, home, where I wanted to go Home, home, where I wanted to go
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